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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of "Trouble Begins," what did Sam realize he needed to do?

2. How long after the first day of hunting season was Sam able to cook himself a venison steak?

3. What was the name of the warden who was reported to have spent a night in the wilderness looking for a boy rumored to be living in the woods?

4. After Sam herded raccoons out of his tree during the end of the Halloween party, what animal was watching him?

5. What does Sam use to make snowshoes?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sam's dad greet him when he comes to see Sam?

2. How does Sam's dad react when he first sees Frightful?

3. How does Sam describe his day in "I Pile Up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

4. What was different about the Baron on October 15?

5. What preparations does Sam make for Christmas dinner when Bando will come?

6. How does Bando serve Sam's dad after the first course of onion soup?

7. What made Sam realize that he needed ventilation when he used his furnace?

8. In "The Autumn Provides Food and Loneliness," what did Sam gather as he pushed his raft down the stream?

9. What does Sam say is the nicest part of his day in "I Have a Good Look at Winter and Find Spring in the Snow"?

10. Where does Sam get wood and store it in "I Pile up Wood and Go on with Winter"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From September on, everything in the forest seemed to be preparing for winter. How did the forest creatures prepare for winter?

Essay Topic 2

Sam carefully trained Frightful. How did Sam know how to train Frightful?

Essay Topic 3

Several articles are written about a wild boy living in the woods near Delhi. Why does Sam worry about the accounts at first, and then he decides not to concern himself with the reports for now?

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